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Alfred T. B. Hunter

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Alfred T. B. Hunter
South Carolina House of Representatives
In office
1874–?
Personal details
Bornc. 1850
Laurens County, South Carolina
Died1918(1918-00-00) (aged 67–68)
Political partyRepublican

Alfred T. B. Hunter (c. 1850-1918) was an African-American politician and farmer from South Carolina. He was enslaved at birth in Laurens County. In 1874, he was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives as one of four representatives from Laurens. He served on the Medical Committee and the on Committee for Roads, Bridges, and Ferries.[1] In 1896, Hunter purchased a 65 acre farm, which his grandchildren still owned as of 1968.[2]

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  1. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South-Carolina. State Printers. 1875. p. 4; 34; 35.
  2. ^ Foner, Eric (1996). Freedom's Lawmakers: A Directory of Black Officeholders During Reconstruction. Louisiana State University Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780807120828.